Nortel's Optical Ethernet Porfolio is an integral component of Nortel’s  Metro Ethernet Solutions  which allows Service Providers to seamlessly address the burgeoning increase in demand for bandwidth and strict performance in metropolitan networks resulting from the proliferation of video-centric applications and services; while maintaining the cost-effectiveness and simplicity that makes Ethernet so attractive. Advanced Ethernet capabilities coupled with the reach, scale and reliability strengths of optical networking products enable a ubiquitous service plane for profitable, next generation services such as triple and quadruple play, wireless video and data, and Ethernet  business connectivity.

• Optical Metro 3500
  The Optical Metro 3500 is a fully non-blocking forecast-tolerant, DWDM capable next-generation SONET platform, supporting numerous TDM, Storage, and Ethernet services over advanced networking schemes, including Resilient Packet Rings.
• Optical Metro 5200
  The Optical Metro 5200 is a forecast-tolerant, DWDM data-optimized, survivable platform for metropolitan access and interoffice applications.
• Optical Multiservice Edge 1000 Series
  The Optical Multiservice Edge (OME) 1000 series of products are cost optimized customer premise solutions that allow fast and efficient deployment of Ethernet services with powerful OAM tools and clear customer demarcation for better SLA definitions. The OME 1010, OME 1030, and OME 1060 consist of chassis that are sized at 1, 3 and 16 slots respectively.
• Optical Multiservice Edge 6110
  With its compact size, cost effective attributes and its ability to reliably deliver simultaneous data and voice services to customer premises, the next generation SONET/SDH OME 6110 is an ideal solution for business access applications.
• Optical Multiservice Edge 6500
  The Optical Multiservice Edge 6500 (OME 6500) is a metro core optical platform that efficiently manages and transports converged TDM, data, and wavelength services. OME 6500’s wide array of services, fully non-blocking 80G VC12 switch matrix, scalable L2 service switch with extensive Quality of Service (QoS) support, and electronic Dynamically Compensating Optics (eDCO) that support multi-span links of over 2,000 kilometers without in-line dispersion compensation equipment are some of the key attributes that allow service providers a smooth migration to a reliable and scalable Ethernet infrastructure while maintaining minimal infrastructure costs.